Algorithme Pharma donates $2,500 to the Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation

(Montreal – September 13, 2005) Last Saturday, September 10, Algorithme Pharma opened its new clinic, located at 1200 Beaumont Avenue, Montreal, to the public with the goal that people better understand the world of clinical studies. For every person who visited the clinic, Algorithme Pharma donated $10 to the Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation.This initiative gave Algorithme Pharma the opportunity to present a cheque for a total of $2,500 to the Foundation.

Algorithme Pharma: 25 years’ experience, 200 clinical studies, and over 7,000 volunteers per year. It is also a privately held Québec-owned organization that employs close to 400 professionals, 21 of whom are physicians. In the past five years, Algorithme Pharma has seen impressive growth in the region of 600%, proof of the vitality of this Quebec organization, which ranks among the world leaders in the international pharmaceutical industry.

Legend – photo attached : September 13, Mr. Louis Caillé, President and CEO of Algorithme Pharma, accompanied by Ms. Marcella Dilillo, a volunteer at the Foundation, presented a $2,500 cheque to the Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

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Source : Algorithme Pharma • www.algopharm.com

Information: Bernard Duval, 514-398-9758, Ext. 223